Toni Herrera-Bast, spokeswoman for the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport, said three charter jets had been expected to take off at 8 a.m. and two other charter flights had been slated for 8:30 a.m. The first flights didn't take off and the last two planes didn't arrive due to bad weather.

"We haven't had any flights land or take off at this point," Bast said this morning shortly before 8:30 a.m. "Our crews have been working all night to get the runways cleared."

Herrera-Bast said the Birmingham airport had "hundreds" of Auburn
football fans at the airport this morning. "They are getting their
stuff checked in and waiting patiently," she said. "We are hoping for
some sun to melt the snow and ice and help us."

Delta Airlines had five flights from Birmingham transport Auburn
fans to Phoenix on Friday and Saturday. Tonight after the game ends,
Delta has two flights expected to leave Phoenix at 1 and 2 a.m.,
respectively, transporting fans back to Birmingham, and another
expected to leave Phoenix at 9 a.m. Tuesday and arrive back in
Birmingham at 1:15 p.m.

Herrera-Bast said the airport doesn't expect any flights to take off until noon today at the earliest. She said the airport will give updates on flights around noon. Herrera-Bast urged folks scheduled to take off from Birmingham-Shuttlesworth today to call their airlines before arriving.

"We are advising passengers to check their flight status with their respective airlines prior to coming to the airport," she said.

On Sunday night, 11 other flights from the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport to various cities were canceled and three others were delayed this morning due to snow and ice, Herrera-Bast said. About 200 people spent the night at the airport after their flights were canceled.

Herrera-Bast said the Jefferson County Emergency Management Agency assisted the airport in caring for the passengers stuck overnight, helping provide cots and blankets, and coffee.